UNESCO World Heritage sites

As of July 2012, the UNESCO World Heritage list includes 962 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. These are the ones we have visited:

AFRICA – 17

Historic CairoEgypt
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurEgypt
Ancient Thebes with its NecropolisEgypt
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgypt
James Island and Related SitesThe Gambia
Lake Malawi National ParkMalawi
Medina of TétouanMorocco
Vallée de Mai Nature ReserveSeychelles
Cape Floral Region Protected AreaSouth Africa
Robben IslandSouth Africa
Medina of TunisTunisia
Site of CarthageTunisia
Amphitheatre of El JemTunisia
KairouanTunisia
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria FallsZambia
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria FallsZimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe National MonumentZimbabwe

AMERICAS – 16

Iguazu National ParkArgentina
Historic Bridgetown and its garrisonBarbados
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaBrasil
Iguaçu National ParkBrasil
Rideau CanalCanada
Old Town LunenburgCanada
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaColombia
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de CubaCuba
Morne Trois Pitons National ParkDominica
Antigua GuatemalaGuatemala
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-ItzaMexico
Historic Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoMexico
Pre-Hispanic City of TeotihuacanMexico
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles
Brimstone Hill Fortress National ParkSt Kitts – Nevis
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoUruguay

ASIA – 16

Classical Gardens of SuzhouChina
The Great WallChina
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangChina
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in BeijingChina
Humayun’s Tomb, DelhiIndia
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, DelhiIndia
Red Fort ComplexIndia
Jantar MantarIndia
Taj MahalIndia
Agra FortIndia
Fatehpur SikriIndia
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)India
Cutural Landscape of BaliIndonesia
Historic Centre of MacauMacau
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of MalaccaMalaysia
Kathmandu ValleyNepal

EUROPE – 96

ButrintAlbania
Historic Centre of ViennaAustria
Palace and Gardens of SchönbrunnAustria
Historic Centre of the City of SalzburgAustria
Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural LandscapeAustria
La Grand-Place, BrusselsBelgium
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)Belgium
Historic Centre of BruggeBelgium
Belfries of Belgium and FranceBelgium
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their EnvironsBelgium
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of MostarBosnia & Herzegovina
Ancient City of NessebarBulgaria
Old City of DubrovnikCroatia
PaphosCyprus
Historic Centre of PragueCzech Republic
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with Church of St Barbara and Cathedral of Our Lady at SedlecCzech Republic
Tugendhat Villa in BrnoCzech Republic
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and ChurchDenmark
Roskilde CathedralDenmark
Kronborg CastleDenmark
Historic Centre (Old Town) of TallinnEstonia
Paris, Banks of the SeineFrance
Palace and Park of VersaillesFrance
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, ReimsFrance
Strasbourg – Grande îleFrance
Chartres CathedralFrance
Canal du MidiFrance
Historic Fortified City of CarcassonneFrance
Palace and Park of FontainebleauFrance
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and BerlinGermany
Cologne CathedralGermany
Hanseatic City of LübeckGermany
Old town of Regensburg with StadtamhofGermany
Aachen CathedralGermany
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in TrierGermany
Berlin Modernism Housing EstatesGermany
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), BerlinGermany
Old Town of CorfuGreece
Acropolis, AthensGreece
Medieval City of RhodesGreece
Vatican CityHoly See
Historic Centre of RomeHoly See/Italy
Budapest, incl. the Banks of Danube, Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy AvenueHungary
Þingvellir National ParkIceland
City of VeronaItaly
Venice and its LagoonItaly
The DolomitesItaly
Piazza del Duomo, PisaItaly
Historic Centre of San GimignanoItaly
Historic Centre of FlorenceItaly
Historic Centre of SienaItaly
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan SitesItaly
Historic Centre of UrbinoItaly
Historic Centre of RigaLatvia
Historic Centre of VilniusLithuania
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and FortificationsLuxembourg
City of VallettaMalta
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of KotorMontenegro
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside SingelgrachtNetherlands
BryggenNorway
Røros Mining Town and the circumferenceNorway
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and NærøyfjordNorway
Rock Art of AltaNorway
Struve Geodetic ArcNorway
Historic Centre of WarsawPoland
Cracow’s Historic CentrePoland
Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination CampPoland
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in LisbonPortugal
Cultural Landscape of SintraPortugal
Villages with Fortified Churches in TransylvaniaRomania
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of MonumentsRussia
Kremlin and Red Square, MoscowRussia
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano San Marino
Historic City of ToledoSpain
Old Town of Segovia and its AqueductSpain
Works of Antoni GaudíSpain
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, BarcelonaSpain
Rock Carvings in TanumSweden
Hanseatic town of VisbySweden
SkogskyrkogårdenSweden
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina LandscapesSwitzerland/Italy
Historic Areas of IstanbulTurkey
Hierapolis-PamukkaleTurkey
Tower of LondonUK
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s ChurchUK
Maritime GreenwichUK
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s ChurchUK
Old and New Towns of EdinburghUK
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated SitesUK
Ironbridge GorgeUK
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddUK
City of BathUK
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile CityUK
Dorset and East Devon CoastUK
Royal Botanic Gardens, KewUK
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk LavraUkraine

MIDDLE EAST – 5

Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of DilmunBahrain
Pearling, testimony of an island economyBahrain
Old City of Jerusalem and its WallsJerusalem
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, BethlehemPalestine
Ancient City of DamascusSyria

OCEANIA – 3

Sydney Opera HouseAustralia
Greater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia
Australian Convict SitesNorfolk Island/Australia